Vail and Beaver Creek Local Breweries

Brewing beer in Colorado is not a new thing, established breweries date back to the 1800s and have had a devoted following ever since the first hop was picked. Even prohibition, which lasted longer in Colorado than in most other states, could not permanently stem the flow of beer. Today, Colorado is one of the country’s top beer producers and boasts one of the largest concentrations of craft breweries in America.  As a testament to the state’s beer prowess, the Great American Beer Festival—the largest domestic beer festival in the United States—is held every year in Denver. What is Craft Brewing? Craft brewing is an age-old method of brewing specialty beer in small batches by small breweries. This creates  a beer brewed for distinction and flavor rather than mass appeal.  The process usually produces more full-bodied and creative products. Simply put, craft brewing is designing beer with big flavor in limited quantity. The Vail Valley boasts three distinctive breweries that produce unique craft beers for discriminating drinkers.